The Flint Creek Power Plant is a base load 528 MW coal-fired power plant built in 1978. It is owned 50% split between SWEPCO/AEP and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. The KCS supplies coal to th... (more)

Swung by Nelson and all the signals in this area were changed out at the end of October 2022. Lots of shiny silver signals now direct train movements ending a cool era of CNW style signals that we... (more)

A junker train full of everything passes under the steam-era coaling tower at DeKalb on the Geneva Sub. The train is working west out of Global 2 towards the next crew change point in Clinton, IA.... (more)

An empty ethanol train passes the spacious Sterling Steel Plant along the Rock River. The train is working west towards the next crew change point at Clinton, IA, on the UP Geneva Sub. The Ste... (more)

Someday the plan is for the UP to replace this 1907 bridge across the Mississippi River with a fixed high level bridge. The new bridge will clear the 100 year foot plain by 44 feet and will widen ... (more)

A Blue Island to Fort Madison vehicle train works into Fort Madison and soon the yard. The train pass the historical Fort Madison. This Fort was in service from 1808-13. Fort Madison was targeted ... (more)

The endless parade of containers on the BNSF Transcon never end. Here a Chicago interchange bound stacker slowly pulls out of the yard at Fort Madison. The train passes the restored ex-Santa depot... (more)

A Chicago bound coal train works east on the Creston Sub. The train rolls out of McPherson and onto a short 4.2 mile section of single track before Red Oak. The Creston has alot of double and sing... (more)

The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)

The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)

Unfortunately for us the one pellet trains we chased alot wasn't in the best condition. The 405 is shows some signs of age as she leads this U-Tac train back to Proctor on the Missabe. The Missabe... (more)

An U-Tac load is heading back to Proctor with 140 loads of pellets out of Fairlane bound for the Duluth Docks. The train is southbound on the CN Missabe Sub.

An unusual early 260 arrives at River Jct. The train is coming down the siding near CP 286, and will head to the Marquette Sub in mile at River Jct. The train will make a hefty pickup at LaCrescen... (more)

The St. Paul to La Crosse local freight train is barking down the River Sub. The crew is highballing straight in from Midland behind 2nd 148. The lead GP38 you could hear coming for a ways. The tr... (more)

An empty ore train bound for Fairland works north on the CN Missabe Sub as they pass under the CN Rainy Sub at Munger in the late evening light. The CN uses the Missabe Sub mainly for northbounds ... (more)